This Week in Bitcoin
This Week in Bitcoin

This Week in Bitcoin

Chris Fisher

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This Week in Bitcoin is an independent, investigative podcast covering Bitcoin. A high-signal news podcast focused on analysis you'll find valuable.

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Core Knows Best
MAY 14, 2025
Core Knows Best
While Bitcoin Core stirs the pot, corporate treasuries stack at breakneck speed. A fresh OP_RETURN twist, and receipts on who’s quietly changed their tune on Bitcoin.<br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li>🇺🇸 <a href="https://partner.river.com/jupiter" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a> - The best way to stack in the US</li><li>🇨🇦 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Well</a> - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform</li><li>⚡ <a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a> - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning</li><li>🏦 <a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a> - Pay bills Stack Sats</li><li>💵 <a href="https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG" target="_blank">SALT Lending </a>- Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling</li></ul></p><br /><strong>Links:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://finbold.com/all-bitcoin-holders-are-in-profit-or-broke-even-0-in-losses/" target="_blank">All Bitcoin holders are in profit or broke-even, 0% in losses</a></li><li><a href="https://gist.github.com/instagibbs/c436110890ab25aa9997b13c2270d5ce" target="_blank">Retiring the 80-Byte OP_RETURN Limit</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1920222171198337205" target="_blank">It's a meritocracy, it's not a democracy. Full Clip</a></li><li><a href="https://stacker.news/items/978404" target="_blank">A Comprehensive OP_RETURN Limits Q&amp;A Resource to Combat Misinformation</a></li><li><a href="https://europeanbitcoiners.com/lopp_return-wars-the-problem-is-deeper-than-spam-filters-stratum-v1-needs-to-die/" target="_blank">LOPP_RETURN Wars: The problem is deeper than spam filters, Stratum v1 needs to die</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbQvU-woY14" target="_blank">Bitcoin Mechanic vs Peter Todd Debate | Bitcoin Core Node Changes - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://stacker.news/items/971277" target="_blank">Quick questions about OP_RETURN? Quick answers here.&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ-nD9hSaeg" target="_blank">The OP_RETURN War: Who Controls Bitcoin w/ Bitcoin Mechanic - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://beincrypto.com/bitcoin-accumulation-grows-among-businesses/" target="_blank">Corporate Bitcoin Accumulation Trend Accelerates, Surging 154% in a Year&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://defi-planet.com/2025/05/tether-buys-458-7m-in-bitcoin-for-spac-bound-firm-twenty-one-capital/" target="_blank">Tether Buys $458.7M in Bitcoin for SPAC-Bound Firm Twenty One Capital</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/magsonthemoon/status/1919940421355995612" target="_blank">MetaPlanet Story at Strat 2025</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1921321493423698281" target="_blank">Daniel Batten on X did a great job rounding them up</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-30/bitcoin-btc-miners-like-bit-digital-draw-from-iceland-s-renewable-energy-surplus" target="_blank">Bitcoin (BTC) Miners Like Bit Digital Draw From Iceland Renewable Energy Surplus - Bloomberg</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/cryptominer-mara-taps-us-shale-patch-power-generation-new-pilot-program-2024-10-08/" target="_blank">Cryptominer MARA taps US shale patch in new power generation project | Reuters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly4xe373p4o" target="_blank">Bitcoin in the bush - crypto mining brings power to rural areas</a></li><li><a href="https://www.the-independent.com/tech/bitcoin-mining-solar-wind-renewable-energy-b2454666.html" target="_blank">Bitcoin mining could supercharge transition to renewables, study claims | The Independent</a></li><li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/4/14/bitcoin-king-why-is-bhutan-betting-on-crypto" target="_blank">Can Bitcoin save Bhutan’s struggling economy? | Crypto News | Al Jazeera</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/innovation/why-bitcoin-is-key-to-the-future-of-finance-and-renewable-energy" target="_blank">Why bitcoin is key to the future of finance and renewable energy - TheStreet Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more</a></li><li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/the-surprising-simple-answer-to-africa-s-rural-energy-problems-bitcoin-mining/ar-AA1hiJ6p" target="_blank">MSN</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b26b5af8-0cf1-424b-bafc-d2ce4760a28c" target="_blank">COP28: The struggle to say ‘fossil fuels’ out loud</a></li><li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/07/07/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bitcoin-and-the-environment/" target="_blank">Everything You Need To Know About Bitcoin And The Environment in January 2025</a></li><li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/marathon-digital-sees-shift-bitcoin-054425983.html" target="_blank">Marathon Digital Sees Shift in Bitcoin Mining Industry Dynamics With Energy Producers, Renewable Energy</a></li><li><a href="https://unherd.com/2024/01/the-african-village-mining-bitcoin/" target="_blank">The African village mining Bitcoin - UnHerd</a></li><li><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4315048-bitcoin-mining-is-energizing-sustainability-through-green-innovation/" target="_blank">Bitcoin mining is energizing sustainability through green innovation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/05/05/bhutan-has-secretly-mined-bitcoin-in-the-himalayas-for-years-and-it-did-so-sustainably" target="_blank">Bhutan has secretly mined Bitcoin in the Himalayas for years - and it did it sustainably | Euronews</a></li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/13/1066820/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-mining-congo-virunga-national-park" target="_blank">Why Congo’s most famous national park is betting big on crypto | MIT Technology Review</a></li><li><a href="https://finbold.com/bitcoin-has-been-declared-dead-more-times-in-2025-than-all-of-2024/" target="_blank">Bitcoin has been declared 'dead' more times in 2025 than all of 2024</a></li></ul><strong>Music:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6705348?episode=16924851870" target="_blank">Blood Perfume by deathdreams</a></li></ul><br /><br /><br />
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84 MIN
Bitcoin Core’s Identity Crisis
APR 30, 2025
Bitcoin Core’s Identity Crisis
A battle is raging over Bitcoin’s future—should it stick to finance, or allow data of all kinds? Inside the debate over blockchain limits, and the recent controversies denting Bitcoin’s image.<br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li>🇺🇸 <a href="https://partner.river.com/jupiter" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a> - The best way to stack in the US</li><li>🇨🇦 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Well</a> - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform</li><li>⚡ <a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a> - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning</li><li>🏦 <a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a> - Pay bills Stack Sats</li><li>💵 <a href="https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG" target="_blank">SALT Lending </a>- Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling</li></ul></p><br /><strong>LINKS:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/32359#" target="_blank">Remove arbitrary limits on OP_Return outputs by petertodd · Pull Request #32359&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://protos.com/bitcoin-devs-continue-fight-over-arbitrary-data-storage/" target="_blank">Bitcoin devs continue fight over ‘arbitrary’ data storage</a></li><li><a href="https://lopp.vc/" target="_blank">Jameson Lopp :: Angel Investor</a></li><li><a href="https://citrea.xyz/" target="_blank">Citrea</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgsiDAhq4d4" target="_blank">Bitcoin Core Going Rogue? - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://bitcoinknots.org/" target="_blank">Bitcoin Knots</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/351943/federal-reserve-retracts-guidance-discouraging-banks-from-engaging-in-crypto" target="_blank">Federal Reserve retracts guidance discouraging banks from engaging in crypto</a></li><li><a href="https://mikecldi.substack.com/p/bitcoin-has-a-brand-problem" target="_blank">Bitcoin has a Brand Problem</a></li><li><a href="https://www.therage.co/un-mining-money-laundering/" target="_blank">UN Claims Mining "Powerful Tool" For Money Laundering</a></li><li><a href="https://stacker.news/items/966434" target="_blank">Trump Bitcoin Report Card - Day 100 - stacker news</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/crrdlx/trump-bitcoin-report-card" target="_blank">trump-bitcoin-report-card</a></li></ul><strong>MUSIC:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7314244" target="_blank">You and me vs close to you By: Oxford</a></li></ul>
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58 MIN
Strategy Meets Reality
APR 23, 2025
Strategy Meets Reality
Markets quaked, tariffs tanked, but Bitcoin’s wide awake. Big strategies meet harsh realities as new heavyweights storm Bitcoin’s corporate scene. <br /><br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li>🇺🇸 <a href="https://partner.river.com/jupiter" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a> - The best way to stack in the US</li><li>🇨🇦 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Well</a> - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform</li><li>⚡ <a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a> - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning</li><li>🏦 <a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a> - Pay bills Stack Sats</li><li>💵 <a href="https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG" target="_blank">SALT Lending </a>- Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling</li></ul></p><br /><strong>LINKS:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/crypto-market-today.html" target="_blank">Bitcoin heads toward $95,000, rising for a third day</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/22/stock-market-today-live-updates.html" target="_blank">Stock market today: Live updates</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/21/trump-powell-attacks-interest-rates-fed.html" target="_blank">Trump Powell attacks interest rates Fed</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/european-markets-live-updates-stocks-news-data-and-earnings.html" target="_blank">European markets live updates: stocks, news, data and earnings</a></li><li><a href="https://decrypt.co/315868/cantor-teams-with-softbank-tether-bitfinex-on-possible-3b-bitcoin-deal-report" target="_blank">Cantor Teams With SoftBank, Tether, Bitfinex on Possible $3B Bitcoin Deal</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/21-capital-cantor-tether-softbank-strategy-btc-playbook/" target="_blank">21 Capital: Cantor, Tether and SoftBank Take a Page From Strategy’s BTC Playbook</a></li><li><a href="https://zeusln.com/" target="_blank">ZEUS: Bitcoin payments your way</a></li><li><a href="https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/" target="_blank">BitBox02 hardware wallet</a></li><li><a href="https://bitbox.swiss/app/" target="_blank">BitBoxApp 🔑</a></li><li><a href="https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-lightning-infrastructure" target="_blank">Advancements in Lightning Infrastructure</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.getalby.com/alby-hackdays-sparky-hub-auto-swaps-more/" target="_blank">Alby Hackdays - Sparky Hub, Auto-Swaps &amp; more</a></li><li><a href="https://newsletter.breez.technology/p/007-feel-the-breez" target="_blank">007 Feel the Breez: The Breez Newsletter</a></li></ul><strong>MUSIC:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7292781" target="_blank">Horizons Of Hope By: Jawbone</a></li></ul>
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53 MIN
Manufacturing the Crisis
APR 16, 2025
Manufacturing the Crisis
Bitcoin faces its biggest decentralization test yet, just as global shifts send shockwaves through markets. In the middle of it all, Bitcoin holds the line.<br /><br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li>🇺🇸 <a href="https://partner.river.com/jupiter" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a> - The best way to stack in the US</li><li>🇨🇦 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Well</a> - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform</li><li>⚡ <a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a> - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning</li><li>🏦 <a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a> - Pay bills Stack Sats</li><li>💵 <a href="https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG" target="_blank">SALT Lending </a>- Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling</li></ul></p><br /><strong>LINKS:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://b10c.me/blog/015-bitcoin-mining-centralization/" target="_blank">Bitcoin Mining Centralization in 2025</a></li><li><a href="https://tether.io/news/tether-to-deploy-hashrate-on-ocean-advancing-decentralized-bitcoin-mining-infrastructure/" target="_blank">Tether to Deploy Hashrate on OCEAN, Advancing Decentralized</a></li><li><a href="https://education.compassmining.io/education/bitcoin-mining-industry-report-february-2025-monthly-operational-updates/" target="_blank">Bitcoin Mining Industry Report: February 2025</a></li><li><a href="https://www.molsonhart.com/blog/america-underestimates-the-difficulty-of-bringing-manufacturing-back" target="_blank">America Underestimates the Difficulty of Bringing Manufacturing Back — Molson Hart</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/1912260155351191619?t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A" target="_blank">Nvidia says the US government has banned them from selling H20 chips to China&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFlOZnmSR9U" target="_blank">Fort Knox Gold Audit? This Is What Actually Happened - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZN_eL_wubQ" target="_blank">How Tariffs Will Transform U.S. Dollar Capital Flows Worldwide | Lyn Alden - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyZM7xVwm_U&amp;si=0X_raLoNTcs6GYh5" target="_blank">Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Trump's aggressive tariff policy is like a 'self-inflicted injury' - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWIJ5nnCWKI" target="_blank">US Deficit, Dollar Concerns with Rebecca Patterson - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/MediasLies/status/1911797112192291232" target="_blank">Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claims that revitalizing Americas manufacturing base is a “pipe dream.”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_rMsHQtDjM" target="_blank">Watch CNBC's full interview with former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/04/14/china-rare-earth-exports-halt-trump-trade-war-tariff-retaliation/" target="_blank">China has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N29MhzMYpyM" target="_blank">Ray Dalio Says US ‘Likely’ Going to Be in a Recession - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/jpmorgan-chase-infinite-money-glitch-bank-lawsuits.html" target="_blank">JPMorgan Chase infinite money glitch: Bank sues more customers</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-consumer-safety-agency-stop-collecting-swaths-data-after-cdc-cuts-2025-04-16/" target="_blank">Exclusive: US consumer safety agency to stop collecting swaths of data after CDC cuts | Reuters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3542720/coachella-kicked-off-today-with-reportedly-more-than-60percent-of-its-attending-crowds-financing-their-tickets-through-new-payment-plans" target="_blank">Coachella Kicked Off Today, With Reportedly More Than 60% of Its Attending Crowds Financing Their Tickets Through New Payment Plans</a></li></ul><strong>MUSIC</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.fountain.fm/track/YeB8SnfQDwZRyOwC2OgC" target="_blank">Caroline Hale • Kick It</a></li></ul>
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71 MIN
Reserve Reckoning
APR 9, 2025
Reserve Reckoning
The Trump strategy is backfiring. Tariffs are the decoy. It’s a high-stakes reshuffle of global power, and Bitcoin may be the only asset seeing it clearly.<br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li>🇺🇸 <a href="https://partner.river.com/jupiter" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a> - The best way to stack in the US</li><li>🇨🇦 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Well</a> - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform</li><li>⚡ <a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a> - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning</li><li>🏦 <a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a> - Pay bills Stack Sats</li><li>💵 <a href="https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG" target="_blank">SALT Lending </a>- Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling</li></ul></p><br /><br /><strong>LINKS:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/trump-tariffs-reserve-currency-status-2056854" target="_blank">US Dollar Could Lose Reserve Currency Status amid Tariffs, Experts Warn - Newsweek</a></li><li><a href="https://www.janushenderson.com/corporate/article/trump-tariffs-and-the-dollars-role-as-reserve-currency/" target="_blank">Trump, tariffs, and the dollar’s role as reserve currency - Janus Henderson Investors - corporate</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/how-trump-could-dethrone-the-dollar" target="_blank">How Trump Could Dethrone the Dollar | CNAS</a></li><li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuclear-option-china-could-trade-150000821.html" target="_blank">The nuclear option China could take in trade war with the US</a></li><li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/04/cea-chairman-steve-miran-hudson-institute-event-remarks/" target="_blank">CEA Chairman Steve Miran Hudson Institute Event Remarks – The White House</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/mortgage-rates-higher-tariff-uncertainty.html" target="_blank">Mortgage rates slingshot higher as tariff uncertainty roils markets</a></li><li><a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/eu-approves-countermeasures-against-us-tariffs-starting-next-week/3532993" target="_blank">EU approves countermeasures against US tariffs starting next week</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awpyZBS8EBE" target="_blank">'Let Donald Trump Run The Global Economy': Lutnick Defends Trump After Tariff Rollout Pummels Market - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/china-raises-its-retaliatory-tariff-on-the-us-to-84-vows-to-fight-to-the-end/" target="_blank">China raises its retaliatory tariff on the US to 84%, vows to 'fight to the end' | The Times of Israel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oqJUeV32Rs" target="_blank">All Banks Need to Succeed, Bessent Says - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-justice-department-ends-crypto-enforcement-unit-marking-significant-policy-shift/" target="_blank">U.S. Justice Department Ends Crypto Enforcement Unit and Regulation by Prosecution</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/doj-ends-crypto-enforcement-team-shifts-focus-to-terrorism-and-fraud.html" target="_blank">DOJ ends crypto enforcement team, shifts focus to terrorism and fraud</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/acinq_co/status/1909651903421554833" target="_blank">Phoenix Wallet available again in the US</a></li></ul><strong>MUSIC:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7281937" target="_blank">Getaway by Two Weeks In Nashville</a></li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br />
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63 MIN